Courtly Love in Medieval Manuscripts
Widely popular in Europe throughout the Middle Ages, the phenomenon of courtly love is said to have had its origins with the troubadours of the eleventh century. The idealistic relationship between a knight and his lady became a powerful force in shaping the literature of the day, here described against a backdrop of the romantic interests and 'real life' relationships of medieval society.
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Pamela Porter's Courtly Love in Medieval Manuscripts is a beautifully illustrated introduction to courtly love in the high and later Middle Ages...The greatest strength of the book is its superb illustrations, excellently reproduced and drawn from over forty different manuscripts from the British Library, where Porter is a former curator.
Journal of the History of Sexuality
